Butterfill Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Butterfill Surname Definition:

For Butterfield, q.v.

Butterfill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1611:346,07525,095
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Wales61:515,75523,171
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Jersey11:51,8823,898

Butterfill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Butterfield, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Butterfill Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Butterfill Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Butterfill has its highest incidence in England. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Butterfill? popularity and diffusion

The surname Butterfill is the 1,276,805th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Butterfill are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 161 people, or 1 in 346,075. In England Butterfill is most common in: Kent, where 30 percent live, Greater London, where 22 percent live and West Sussex, where 12 percent live. Beside England it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent live and Wales, where 3 percent live.

Butterfill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Butterfill has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Butterfill last name grew 537 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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